Steve Eppel has over 30 years of experience in supply chain management and leadership roles. He is currently the owner of glowspa, where he handles day-to-day operations and strategic planning. Previously, he spent over 20 years at Hewlett Packard in various supply chain management roles, where he improved operations, reduced costs, and ensured on-time delivery. He is skilled in communication, process improvement, and dynamic supply chain solutions.

1. Steve Eppel
479 Doane Way 970-980-9280
Charleston, SC 29492 steveeppel63@gmail.com
Objective
To be part of a team in any capacity that fits for both the company and I
professionally while my business continues to grow and develop. I enjoy helping
others attain their goals while I am working on own.
Professional Profile
 Exemplifies leadership & communication skills
 Exceeds expectations in a fast paced environments
 Focused on continuous process improvement
 Skilled in dynamic supply chain solutions and excellent inventory control.
 Often sought out by others to provide mentoring and support for ideas
Work Experience
glowspa 2013-current
Owner
 Manage day to day operations, appointment scheduling, pricing options, find
vendors, manage inventory and payroll.
 Merged two business entities together to create a new face to the consumer.
 Building market awareness through website, social media and community events
and advertising.
Hewlett Packard Corp 1989-2012
Manager, PSG N. America Consumer Accessories Business 2007-2012
 Managed daily operations with a remote team of teleworkers who were responsible for go
to market operations, supply demand matching and planning activities for North America
generating annual sales of $160M via 5.5M units with demonstrated growth of: 2.8M
units, $39M Rev over 4 years.
 Strong communication skills with vision and strategy to work teams, while
soliciting input and collaborating cross functionally.
 Improved cost structure by reducing inventory from 12 weeks of supply to 6.
 Revised order replenishment process to save 80+man hours per week.
 Collaborated cross organizationally to improve weekly cycle times and reporting
capabilities to drive better decision making processes.
 Implemented new supply chain solutions to save $1.3M in cost savings in FY11
 Develop unique supply chain capabilities to support both the commercial and
consumer businesses within the constraints of the HP systems for the Palm
business.

2. Manager, PSG N. America Digital Entertainment Business 2003-2007
 Managed handheld, iPod, TV businesses ranging from $550M-$120M in revenue with
remote team responsible for go to market operations and supply demand matching &
planning activities in North American region. Each business experienced huge growth over
2-3 year period ~200% in both units and revenue. Regarded as strategic leader and highly
sought as a strategic growth partner with the experience to drive change, grow revenue
and optimize operations.
 Successfully implemented HP retail Go-to Market processes following
Compaq/HP merger and reduced handheld channel inventory from 13 to 6, thus
saving $2.7M over a period of 9 months while maintaining and Month-3 forecast
of 90% or better for the next 2.5 years.
 Created new supply chain capabilities and processes that allowed us to merge
two TV PL’s into one thus saving $4M in scrap exposure and simplifying our
communications with our channel partners.
 Developed a creative forecast and inventory strategy to support the HP/Apple
iPod relationship during the birth of digital music player business and explosive
growth period.
 Integrated supply planning processes & order management processes to better
align with manufacturing processes and customer needs by balancing costly TV
Finished Goods Inventory & uncertain demand. In doing so we were rated “Best
in Class” by Best Buy for achieving an On Time Delivery Rate of 92% for the year.
Commit Plan Manager, IPG/ Colorado Personal Storage Solutions Div 1999-2003
Executed Supply/Demand matching activities for $850M business in North American
Region to maximize division profitability and communicate consistent information to our
channel partners.
WW Business Planner, IPG/ Colorado Personal Storage Solutions Div 1997-1999
WW Supply/Demand matching to effectively manage assets for a rapidly growing $600M
business to maximize revenue and customer satisfaction. Redesigned Supply Chain to
reduce nodes and turnaround time.
Planner/Production Scheduler, Colorado Memory Systems Division 1994-1997
Developed and maintained a master production schedule at factories abroad and
coordinated short term forecast to support daily shipments from the factory.
Distribution Analyst/Shipping Lead, Colorado Memory Systems Division 1989-1994
Prepared customer orders for shipments, prepared shipping documentation and bills of
lading, coordinated all training activities and managed Kanban levels to minimize
backorders.
Education & References Available upon request